Hasbro backs down in Dungeons and Dragons drama

Hasbro backs down in Dungeons and Dragons drama
Although Dungeons and Dragons' owners were targeting the big companies, their backtrack on openness has impacted small creators and their most passionate fans. (Image: Getty)
Ben Moore
After a major backlash from customers, Hasbro and its subsidiary Wizards of the Coast have backtracked on planned updates to the licensing of their intellectual property – Dungeons and Dragons (D&D). The changes would have had a major impact on local creators who produce third-party content. The changes were to the open gaming licence (OGL), under which third-party creators can develop original D&D gaming content using a limited range of official content as a reference.The proposed new licence would have increased the co...

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